Honor Societies
"An honor society is an association of primarily collegiate chapters whose purposes are to recognize and encourage high scholarship and/or leadership achievement in some broad or specialized field of study," according to the .
It can be difficult to tell a legitimate honor society from a scam. We've compiled some information about active campus honor societies and affiliated national honors societies on this webpage. ACHS offers some additional to help. Please feel free to contact the Cohen Honors College or Student Involvement[BROKEN LINK] if you have any quesitons.
Honor Societies on Campus
萝莉社 honor societies offer professional development opportunities to support success in your major and personal development opportunities through leadership, community service, and social events.
The Cohen Honors College hosts the W.H.E.A.T. student organization and recognizes the honor societies listed below. For more information, visit the 萝莉社 site where you can browse for opportunities to get involved.
National Honors Councils
萝莉社 is an institutional member of the (NCHC) and , which provide honors students the opportunity to attend a national or regional conference. There, they may present original research, organize a panel or be trained as a moderator along with networking with other honors students from across the country or the region.
Listed below are a few of the many opportunities sponsored by the NCHC.
- Alpha Sigma Lambda
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Golden Key
- IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu
- Lamda Pi Eta
- Omicron Delta Episilon
- Order of Omega
- Phi Alpha
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Pi Delta Phi
- Pi Gamma Mu[BROKEN LINK]
- Psi Chi
- Tau Beta Pi
- is an outdoor experiential learning program coordinated by the National Collegiate Honors Council. PITP projects at national parks across the country offer unique opportunities for collegiate honors students and faculty to visit areas of the American landscape noted for their beauty, significance and lasting value.
- Awards and Scholarships. NCHC offers several annual awards and scholarships. The most prestigious, , was launched in 2010 and is supported by the John and Edythe Portz Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship. It is intended to support creative and innovative endeavors that cross boundaries, inviting application from individuals who wish to undertake cross disciplinary research or from a team of two students from different disciplines who propose a single collaborative project. The project will be funded for a period of up to 18 months.
- Annual National Conference. While the National Collegiate Honors Council is active throughout the year, it is at the annual national conference held in the fall, that members from across the United States gather to share ideas and take part in panels, workshops and lectures about all different aspects of honors programs. There are numerous opportunities for honors students to participate in as presenters, panel participants, moderators and more.